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The high costs of OB/GYN mistakes in Ontario
There were a couple of stories over the weekend in relation to the CPSO oversight and the risks to the public when they fail to be transparent.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/11/28/the-high-cost-of-obgyn-mistakes-in-ontario.html
Queen’s Park is failing hungry Ontarians: Cole
Tracy Mead dislikes travelling to a local food bank and lining up for a number, but out of necessity she and her housemates make the monthly trek together. Mead also volunteers at a local meal program, which gives her more access to food she can’t afford to buy. When I meet her at a South Riverdale Community Health Centre this week, we share some quinoa and vegetable salad left over from a previous day’s program.
Ontario seeing sharp rise in seniors using food banks, report finds
“Every single day there are Ontarians struggling to make ends meet and who are forced to make the difficult choice between their most basic needs, like paying the rent or eating a meal,” the report stated. “In a province as prosperous as Ontario, there is no reason a child should go to bed hungry or that a senior should have to skip a meal simply because they cannot afford it.”
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Ontario’s auto insurance overhaul needs to put consumers first
When people learn I’m from New Jersey, certain questions always seem to follow, so let me get them out of the way up front. I don’t know any mobsters and I’ve never met Snooki. I have met Bruce Springsteen, though, so at least I have that to talk about.
My response to the WSIB’s John Slinger: I stand by my claims
John Slinger, COO of the WSIB, said there were inaccuracies in my recent article in which I argued that the WSIB is reducing its unfunded liability partly on the backs of the province’s injured workers, via denied claims.
Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII
Markovic v Richards et al., 2015 ONSC 6983
[7] While it is clearly the plaintiff’s prerogative to obtain ATE insurance, I do not accept that such premium should be reimbursed by the defendants as a compensable disbursement. Such disbursements have not, as far as I am aware, ever been entertained in Canada and have certainly not been the subject of legislative reform as was the case in the UK. I can think of no policy reason that such should be compensated as a taxable disbursement. Existence of the policy may well provide comfort to the plaintiff, it is however an expense that is entirely discretionary, does nothing to advance the litigation, and may in fact even act as a disincentive to thoughtful, well-reasoned resolution of claims. I do not think it fair and reasonable that an insurer be expected to cover the disbursement for this payment of premiums. Moreover, as I understand it, ATE insurance is offered by DAS Canada, a full service legal expense insurer that is recognized by the Canadian Bar Association. DAS provides legal expense coverage that can be purchased by individuals who need to pursue legal action, covering disbursements and adversary costs in the event of an unsuccessful case. It appears that the premium is only payable if the case is successful.
http://www.slaw.ca/2015/11/
A2J: “Let Them Eat Cake,” So, Let Them Use Alternative Legal Services
The cynical phrase, “Let Them Eat Cake,” is more appropriately attributed to Marie-Thérèse, the wife of Louis XIV, 100 years before Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI of France, about whom such royal indifference to starving peasants pleading, “bread, bread,” is alleged most frequently. If they were begging for bread, they certainly didn’t have cake. So to prevent a law society from appearing to be equally indifferent to the suffering of people who cannot afford lawyers, how should law society benchers explain their intense promotion of alternative legal services, and the resulting cynical phrase: “let them use alternative legal services”?
Towards Automated Automobiles: Shifting Liability Exposure in the Insurance Industry
Imagine a world where there are no drivers, only passengers riding in self-driving vehicles. Although this world has not yet arrived, current trends and technological advancements have allowed for more automated features in vehicles.
Eyes on manufacturers at dawn of autonomous vehicle
Humanity is on the cusp of giving unprecedented control to machines in the form of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and the implications of this shift are currently hot topics. Many aspects of the dawn of the AV have been oft discussed, but in the wake of recent scandals sweeping the automotive industry, can we trust manufacturers to keep us safe?
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